[Ireland] Debate on transgender issues tonightNUI, Galway’s Literary and Debating Society will present a Transgender Panel Discussion in the Kirwan Theatre, main concourse, this evening at 7pm.

[Ireland] [Letters to the Editor] Gender re-assignment surgery not cosmeticAmach LGBT Galway Ltd condemns TD Brian Walsh's recent comments about transgender people made in The Irish Times on September 14. Contrary to his assertions, gender re-assignment surgery is not cosmetic. It is not taken lightly by transgender people, or by the professionals involved in the long process of stringent intrusive medical and psychological assessments. To deny any vulnerable members of our society necessary treatment undermines an inclusive health care system. Denial of personal identity is damaging mentally and physically with long term consequences to the individual and our overstretched health care system.

[DC, USA] Violent Attacks On Transgender People Raise AlarmA series of shootings and violent attacks put Washington, D.C.'s transgender community on edge this summer. Police hesitate to call the attacks hate crimes, but they've stepped up their patrols. Still, the transgender community is demanding more action.

[IL, USA] A journey in gendersTall and thin with long blonde hair, trim eyebrows and manicured fingernails, Shayla Thomas feels feminine. Given a passing glance, the Springfield resident, engineer, parent, two-time divorcee and friend, might look it too. But give her a closer look, and her face and body give away the fact that Shayla, according to genetics, is a male.

[MA, USA] GLAAD and KISS 108 partner for transgender equal rightsThe Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) on Sept. 26 applauded the efforts of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in partnering with local radio station KISS 108 to launch a public service announcement supporting transgender equal rights.

[NY, USA] Let taxpayers foot sex-op bill: panelFrom same-sex marriage to sex-change surgery!A state panel advising Gov. Cuomo wants taxpayers to foot the bill for transgender residents to get “sexual-reassignment surgery,” allowing them to change their physical characteristics from a man to a woman or woman to man, The Post has learned.New York’s costliest-in-the-nation Medicaid program would cover the tab.